Tory Lanez has many people who still support him and others who want no part of him thanks to his alleged involvement in the shooting incident with Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. Over the weekend, Tory continued to push buttons when he led an R. Kelly singalong during a performance in Las Vegas.
Tory took up residence at Drai’s Nightclub, where he urged the crowd to sing R. Kelly’s 1993 hit “Bump N’ Grind.” Fans in the audience were singing their hearts out to Kellz’s iconic introduction to the song as Lanez soaked up the energy from the crowd.
The Toronto rapper paused for a second and stopped the crowd before they could sing any more of the song and then cued the DJ to play Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It.” The moment seemed to catch Tory by surprise, but proves there are still people out there who rock with the disgraced singer, who was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, racketeering and sex trafficking last September.
The footage comes after Kendrick Lamar had social media talking thanks to his song “We Cry Together,”, from his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. K. Dot references R. Kelly’s music while “arguing” with actress Taylour Paige on the song.
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘We Cry Together’ Single Sparks R. Kelly Debate
“You the reason R. Kelly can’t recognize that he’s abusive,” Paige yells on the song, to which Kendrick replies, “Man, shut the fuck up, we all know you still playin’ his music.”
The line caused a huge debate on Twitter, with people defending R. Kelly and his hit-making prowess, while others dragged the Chicago native regardless of his legendary career. If the courts have their way, R. Kelly faces up to 10 years to life in prison. His sentencing date has been moved from May 4 to June 16.
I wouldn’t really call this validation. Kendrick said this in a song that is a fictional argument in a toxic relationship. Tory Lanez chose to sing it in real life at a show. Quite unrelated.
I feel kind of bad for Kendrick. He makes an album with a lot of meaning and people run away with misinterpretations of his lyrics without taking proper time to digest and think about what he’s really saying. We Cry Together is not telling people to perform an R. Kelly song at a show, it’s not even saying it’s ok to support his music. It’s about a toxic relationship where two individuals are spitting nails at each other and Kendrick is calling his gf a hypocrite for accusing men of condoning R. Kelly’s behavior when she still listens to his music. Tory Lanez is an idiot
Free R. Kelly
*DA jots notes furiously*
The fact Kendrick had to explain what this line means just shows you the state of hip-hop and it’s fan base.